Venus Williams weds Andrea Preti in Florida as part of a 5-day celebration of their union

Venus Williams and Andrea Preti are married, the tennis great announced Tuesday on social media.

Williams and Preti became wife and husband over the weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a five-day celebration.

The couple became engaged on January 31 and initially planned a single ceremony in Italy before legal requirements led them to host a second celebration in Palm Beach.

The first ceremony took place on September 18 in Ischia, Italy. Williams later explained that holding a second wedding in the United States was necessary due to citizenship paperwork. The Florida celebrations extended across nearly a week and included close family and friends from both sides.

Speaking to Vogue, Williams shared details of the Palm Beach wedding festivities, which began several days before the ceremony. “We started on Monday,” she said. “Serena gave us this gift of a beautiful yacht, and she arranged all the food, everything.”

Speaking to Vogue, Williams shared details of the Palm Beach wedding festivities, which began several days before the ceremony. “We started on Monday,” she said. “Serena gave us this gift of a beautiful yacht, and she arranged all the food, everything.”

The legal ceremony took place at a courthouse early on Friday morning. “I can’t describe how beautiful, calm, sacred, exciting, and exalting it was,” Williams said. “It was just a dream.”

During the main ceremony, the couple walked down the aisle to meaningful songs, before celebrations continued into the early hours. “We all love each other so much,” Williams said. “It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day.”

Williams and Preti first met in 2024 during Milan Fashion Week at a Gucci show and later reconnected in London, where Williams said she knew she would marry him.

After becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in July, the 45-year-old Williams gave thanks to her fiance, who was in the stands at the DC Open. Preti is a Danish-born Italian model and actor, according to the website IMDB.

Williams hadn’t played in a tournament in 16 months until entering the event in Washington.

The seven-time Grand Slams singles champion plans to play in a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour, starting in Auckland in January.